Hearing set so man can plead guilty to fraud

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Jan 11, 2014 at 12:01 AMJan 11, 2014 at 7:01 PM

A judge has scheduled a hearing next month in which a former central Ohio man is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges that include related allegations that he cheated Miami Heat basketball players of millions of dollars.

A judge has scheduled a hearing next month in which a former central Ohio man is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges that include related allegations that he cheated Miami Heat basketball players of millions of dollars.

A 135-count indictment filed last year described a scheme under which Haider Zafar, formerly of Dublin, allegedly swindled a Washington, D.C., businessman out of $10 million between 2008 and 2010.

A witness who testified against Zafar in August said that Zafar also defrauded Heat players, including former forward Mike Miller.